Cette note de politique propose un aperçu succinct de la façon dont le lien entre la sécurité et le climat est apparu dans l’agenda politique de l’UE, sa pertinence dans deux cas de priorité politique – Irak et Mali – et comment les politiques et instruments d’action extérieure de l’UE pourraient aider à réduire les risques climatiques.

The transnational character of climate-related security risks often goes beyond the capacity of national governments to respond adequately. A newly published study by SIPRI shows that, in various ways, climate-related security risks have found their way into the policy frameworks and institutional discourse of many regional institutions.

Dans la région de Mopti, la concurrence pour des ressources naturelles vitales telles que la terre et l’eau a entraîné une escalade des conflits communautaires violents.

On the 12th of July, 2018, Japan reiterated its leadership on climate security, with its Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosting an international conference on climate change and fragility in the Asia-Pacific Region.

The report is published by PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and aims to employ ‘scientific’ approaches to understanding the role of water in conflict.

The New York Times Magazine’s new special issue covers climate change in a gripping long read by Nathaniel Rich – a resounding call for action to be taken today, by revealing the failure to address climate change in the past.

The FAO, IFAD, WFP and IOM have jointly released a report analysing the complex drivers of migration and the central role that agriculture, food and development play in this phenomenon directly and indirectly.

A new UNDP report addresses the predicament of tackling vulnerability stemming from environmental impacts on food security, malnutrition and displacement coupled with growing conflict in the Arab states. It focuses on countries in the Mashreq, Maghreb, Arab Gulf and the Horn of Africa sub-regions.

The GLF: Prospects and Opportunities for Restoration in Africa, will be held in Nairobi this year on August 29th and 30th. The event in Kenya focuses on coordination amongst regional actors with the aid of international actors, in support of the restoration of land and forests with an emphasis on the implementation.